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HarlemSquirrel

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[solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

signal-desktop version 1.32.0-1

Unhandled Error
Error: Cannot find module '/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sq
lcipher/lib/binding/electron-v8.1-linux-x64/node_sqlite3.node'
Require stack:
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/app/sql.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/main.js
- /usr/lib/electron/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
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    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:15)
    at Function../lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts.Module._resolveFilename (electron/js2
c/browser_init.js:7595:16)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:691:27)
    at Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:853:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sq
lcipher/lib/sqlite3.js:4:15)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:968:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:986:10)

Last edited by HarlemSquirrel (2020-03-07 15:16:34)

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HarlemSquirrel

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

I found https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/3730 but reinstalling does not solve this. Also, installing a previous version back to 1.31 or 1.30does not resolve this.

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HarlemSquirrel

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

I was able to get signal back up and running by rebuilding the package.

asp checkout signal-desktop
cd signal-desktop/trunk
makepkg -si --cleanbuild --clean

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pntruongan

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Registered: 2011-01-31

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

Downgrade electron from electron-8.1.0-1 to electron-8.0.3-1 fix the problem for me.

V1del

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

And that's the wrong "solution" to this problem.

@HarlemSquirrel file a bug report on https://bugs.archlinux.org/ that signal-desktop needs a rebuild.

HarlemSquirrel

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

I had to rebuild KeeWeb as well.

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HarlemSquirrel

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

Created https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/65723

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HarlemSquirrel

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

I just installed signal-desktop-1.32.1-1 as part of a regular system update this morning and all seems well again.

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nunobaba

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Registered: 2009-03-11

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

More a reminder than a solution: Sometimes, a full upgrade solves this issue.
Mine dished the same 'promise unhandled exception' with something to do with decyphering the database, just to vanish after a full upgrade. 'Classic'.

2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: [solved] Signal Desktop app missing node module

Closing this old solved topic.